Anavrita, Anāvṛta: 11 definitions
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Anavrita means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Anāvṛta can be transliterated into English as Anavrta or Anavrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationAnāvṛta (अनावृत) refers to “one who is unveiled (as the lord of all)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.6 (“Prayer to Śiva”).—Accordingly, as the Gods eulogized Śiva: “Obeisance to you, the soul of all, obeisance to Śiva the remover of distress, [...] I bow to you everywhere, you who have hands, legs, eyes, heads, mouths, ears and noses everywhere. I bow to you everywhere, you who are omniscient who pervade everything, you who are unveiled (anāvṛta) as the lord of all, you who are omni-formed and odd-eyed. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāAnāvṛta (अनावृत) refers to “(that which is) free from hindrance”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “How then, son of good family, the Bodhisattva, having accumulated immeasurable merits, nourishes all living beings? Son of good family, [...] (7) his thoughts are like an earth since there is no high or low in his mind; (8) he is free from thoughts by pure morality; (9) his thought is liberated and the gate is free from hindrance (mukha-anāvṛta) by accomplishing all sacrifices; (10) he has perfected memory and eloquence by investigating the dharma; (11) he depends on the knowledge of supernatural powers by going to immeasurable Buddha-fields”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAnāvṛta (अनावृत).—(1) (= Pali anāvaṭa) = anāvaraṇa (adj.), free from the obstructions: Gaṇḍavyūha 473.11; darśayāmi ti (= te) anāvṛtāṃ diśam 480.22; (2) neg. of [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit] āvṛta, q.v., and = Pali an-ovaṭa (q.v. in Critical Pali Dictionary), not forbidden: Bhikṣuṇī-karmavācanā 5b.1.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnāvṛta (अनावृत).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Uncovered, undressed. 2. Open, uninclosed. E. an neg. āvṛta covered.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnāvṛta (अनावृत).—[adjective] uncovered, unfenced, unlocked; unchecked, unrestrained.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Anāvṛta (अनावृत):—[=an-āvṛta] mfn. uncovered, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiv], undressed
2) [v.s. ...] uninclosed, open.
3) [v.s. ...] unlimited, free, [Mahābhārata]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnāvṛta (अनावृत):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.
(-taḥ-tā-tam) 1) Uncovered, unhidden.
2) Open, uninclosed (as a field &c.). E. a neg. and āvṛta.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnāvṛta (अनावृत):—[anā+vṛta] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Open, uncovered, undressed.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryAnāvṛta (अनावृत) [Also spelled anavrat]:—(a) open, uncovered.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAnāvṛta (ಅನಾವೃತ):—[adjective] that is not covered; open; unveiled.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Anavrita-patra, Anavritabijasasya, Anavritabiji.
Ends with: Mukhanavrita, Svajanavrita.
Full-text: Avrita, Anavrita-patra, Anavrat, Aparivrita.
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